Scranton Reporter

Lackawanna County issued the following announcement on May 22.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., May 22, that there are 866 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 66,258. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. 

There are 4,984 total deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of 115 new deaths. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here. “As counties move from red to yellow, we need all Pennsylvanians to continue to follow the social distancing and mitigation efforts in place,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “We must continue to protect our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians, which includes our seniors, those with underlying health issues, our healthcare workers and our first responders. I am proud of the work that Pennsylvanians have done so far, but we cannot stop now, we must continue to take the necessary steps to protect ourselves from COVID-19.” There are 481 patients who have a positive serology test and either COVID-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases and not confirmed cases. There are 312,743 patients who have tested negative to date. 

Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows: 

 Nearly 1% are ages 0-4;  Nearly 1% are ages 5-12; 

 Nearly 2% are ages 13-18; 

 Nearly 6% are ages 19-24;  Nearly 37% are ages 25-49;

  Nearly 26% are ages 50-64; and 

 Nearly 29% are ages 65 or older.

Original source can be found here.